ELearning Planning Wodonga Senior Secondary College Monday 28 th July, 2008

eLearning eLearning PlanningPlanning

Wodonga Senior Secondary CollegeMonday 28th July, 2008

Please note:Please note:

• To access the linked files in this presentation, you must be online

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Activity 1

21st Century education integrates technologies, engaging students in ways not previously possible, creating new learning and teaching possibilities, enhancing achievement and extending interactions with local and global communities.

Contemporary Learning - Learning in an Online World MCEETYA 2005

Bringing this goal to life in schools is a challenge for Bringing this goal to life in schools is a challenge for leaders…leaders…

Why eLearning Planning?Why eLearning Planning?Why eLearning Planning?Why eLearning Planning?

eLearning Leadership

Teaching, Learning, Assessment and

Reporting

ICT Professional

Learning

eLearning Vision

Learning Places and

Spaces

Learning Communities

Student eLearning Capability

Infra

struc

ture

and

Sup

portReview and

Management

eLearning ‘overlay’ for the Effective Schools Framework

Putting the elements togetherStudent ICT capabilities

Planning Process

1. Review your vision 2. Plot your school on the matrix3. Identify your current practice4. Identify your target practice5. Develop key strategies, actions, resources, budget, responsibilities and timelines 6. Complete SIPS and identify required

IT infrastructure to support7. Implement and review plan

The eLearning Vision The eLearning Vision

Consider

• emanates from your Strategic Plan• review School Profile and Values of Strategic Plan • a clear and succinct statement• shared and owned by all of the members of your School Community

Draft Vision StatementDraft Vision Statement

Now .... Create a DRAFT Vision for your schoolNow .... Create a DRAFT Vision for your schoolExamples:

• To use existing ICT tools as well as new and innovative technologies, to foster an engaging, digital learning environment, which promotes life skills, with a focus on numeracy and literacy, and develops a sense of global citizenship.

• (PrimaryPrimary) “For ICT tools and enhanced teacher capacity to enable eLearning to be embedded in everyday classroom practice, resulting in maximum student engagement and improved student outcomes – particularly in Literacy & Numeracy.

• (SecondarySecondary) To exploit the existing ICT tools available in the school community as well as new and innovative technologies, to enable eLearning to be embedded in everyday classroom practice to improve student engagement and improve learning outcomes in literacy and numeracy.

• (Special SchoolSpecial School) To support the school, staff & students to gain the knowledge and experience to implement innovative eLearning strategies and technologies to improve student engagement, experience and achievement.

The eLearning Planning MatrixThe eLearning Planning Matrix 4 Phases of Development4 Phases of Development

FoundationFoundationBeginning the eLearning journey

Established practices & resources support eLearning implementation

eLearning innovation is embedded in the school culture

eLearning transforms learning and teaching and is evident through wider school change

EmergentEmergent

InnovativeInnovative

TransformativeTransformative

Identify your current practiceIdentify your current practiceOpen the file: Mapping-tool.xls:

Plot your school on the matrixPlot your school on the matrix

Looking at your ePotential data and highlight the statements that are true for your school

Web 2.0Web 2.0Activity 2

Enter your current and target practice Enter your current and target practice into the eLearning Plan templateinto the eLearning Plan template

eLearning Leadership eLearning Leadership Focus questions… Focus questions…

Sample Strategies

• Form a school eLearning team to spread eLearning leadership across the school

• Invite staff and students to contribute to the decision-making process concerning the strategies you embed in your eLearning plan

• Allocate time in meeting agendas to allow sharing of best practice both at unit and whole staff level

• Employ a school-based technician in addition to your TSSP technician to support staff in using ICT

• Implement a unit planning template that includes direct reference to how ICT will be embedded in the unit (eg. sample unit planner )

eLearning Leadership eLearning Leadership

http://hume-elearning.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/unit-planning-template.doc

Learning, Teaching, Learning, Teaching, Assessment and Reporting Assessment and Reporting

Focus questions… Focus questions…


Sample Strategies

Curriculum Planning & Delivery

• Plan online interaction with expertsEg. Skype conference with astronomer, Dr. Lisa Germany

Student Personalisation

• Allow students to choose HOW to conduct their research and HOW to demonstrate their learning

Eg. Student ICT Choices Database

http://hume-elearning.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/skype-conference.mp3

http://creator.zoho.com/humeultranet/student-ict-choices

http://creator.zoho.com/humeultranet/student-ict-choices




Sample Strategies

ICT Ethics

• Educate students about their responsibilities surrounding privacy, 'netiquette', recognising advertising, plagiarism and copyright

– Eg. Cyberquoll

Cyberquoll(More resources at http://hume-elearning.wikispaces.com/cybersafety)

http://www.cyberquoll.com.au/episodes/publishing.html


Sample Strategies

Applying ICT Capabilities

• Students create a multimedia presentation to demonstrate their understandings throughout a unit instead of a written assignment

– Eg. 2006 Bush Fires project

http://epotential.education.vic.gov.au/download.php?doc_id=767




Sample Strategies

Assessment and Reporting

• Use audio recording to capture evidence of student learning for self-, peer- and teacher evaluation

– Eg. German podcast Student reflection

Reporting to Parents

• Online digital portfolios that parents can access– Eg. Yacapaca ePortfolios



YacapacaYacapacawww.yacapaca.com

Resource online at: http://download.chalkface.com/ePortfolios2/Blessings_Oluofu/index.html

RESOURCES• Open ‘Wiki’ folder on CD and open files:

‘planning-elearning-strategies.html’ and ‘ICT Toolkit.html’• Online:

http://epotential.education.vic.gov.au/continuum.php

Sample:

Plan your strategiesPlan your strategies

ICT Professional Learning ICT Professional Learning


ICT Professional LearningICT Professional Learning

Sample StrategiesTeacher ICT Capabilities

• Use online tools to research, plan and reflect on their eLearning strategies

– Eg. ePotential

What’s happening now…

•Samples of work produced by other teachers that are relevant to the key area and/or phase

•Samples of work done by students to generate ideas about activities for your classroom

•Rubrics that may be of interest to you

•Links to external resources, such as Professional Communications, Conferences, Workshops that are relevant to your professional learning plans

•Digital stories and case studies that may assist you teaching and learning, or inspire you and your class

•Step by step instructions to guide you as you get started

•Links to, and information about, Professional Communities that can support you

ICT Professional LearningICT Professional Learning

Sample Strategies

Learning & Teaching• Facilitate hands-on PL sessions modelling how ICT can

be integrated into everyday classroom teaching, with a follow-up session after staff have had a chance to experiment

– Eg. Brekkie Bytes

Support and Cultural Change• Teachers offer each other just-in-time support

materials by creating screencasts or digital tutorials available on your intranet

– Eg. Intranet Help Desk site (Kew High School)

Learning Places and Spaces Learning Places and Spaces


Virtual School ToursVirtual School Tours

What are great What are great learning spaces and places?learning spaces and places?

Explore a couple of web sites:

http://www.gwsc.vic.edu.au

http://www.designshare.com

What are the implications for learning and teaching?What are the implications for learning and teaching?

What do you see as ideal learning spaces and places?What do you see as ideal learning spaces and places?

Learning CommunitiesLearning CommunitiesFocus questions… Focus questions…

Sample StrategiesVirtual Learning Communities

• Participate in a collaborative project online with another class, nearby or overseas.

– Eg. Search www.epals.com

• Offer students 24/7 access to learning through a Learning Management System (LMS)

– Eg. Moodle

“Distance is now determined by bandwidth” – Marco Torres

Learning CommunitiesLearning Communities

RESOURCES• Go to folder on CD called ‘Wiki’ and open files:

‘planning-elearning-strategies.html’ and ‘ICT Toolkit.html’• Online:

http://epotential.education.vic.gov.au/continuum.php

Sample:

Plan your strategiesPlan your strategies

Review and Management Review and Management


ICT Infrastructure ICT Infrastructure and Technical Supportand Technical Support


How much money needs to be allocated to support transformation?

How long is a piece of string?

Suggestion - 8% of global budget

Strategic focus document

The money is for• Recurrency - refresh• Professional learning• Support staff• New and emerging technologies• Research and development

How do we manage the budget to ensure sustainability and scalability?

“3 Years and it’s gone.”

BudgetBudget

Planning TimePlanning Time

Are we ready?Are we ready?

Documents

ELearning Planning Wodonga Senior Secondary College Monday 28 th July, 2008